United States Role In The Korean War

It can be widely acknowledged by any historian that other countries had part in the civil war located in Korea after World War II whether those same countries were a spark leading to the raging fire other even if he Koreans brought it upon themselves then followed by other countries. Even before the Korean War, Korea suffered being invaded by neighboring countries and being controlled by Japan the start of the 20th century. In August of 1945 two young officials having ties with the State Department made the decision of dividing Korea Across the 38th parallel. Russia ended up occupying the north and the US the South. This decision was made after World War II when Japan was stripped of ownership on land other than its own. The Korean War began
when an estimated 75,000 North Korean soldiers began to invade across the 38th parallel, the parallel line running along the earth used to divide the Soviet-supported North and the Western-influenced South. This invasion on June 25, 1950 seemed to mark the start of the Cold War as being the first military action taken place coming from any of the countries at risk.
It seemed to be a very bold move to those acknowledging the action considering how surprising the attack really was. Despite the the attack catching the South off guard, the invasion quickly caught the attention of the United States who reacted by sending troops into the war in aid of South Korea to provide a more defensive war. The war continued to go nowhere as body counts continues rising through parallel 38 but with no outcome leading to a conclusion. Some historians believe that the war a simple act of frustration on North Korea’s part when they attacked in order to attempt to gain complete control of Korea yet other believe that other countries pushed the to begin this was, supporting them every step of the way such as China and the Soviet
Union. Evidence in history shows that North Korea was the first to strike against the South and it’s anti-communist allies including the United States army located there. This event marked the beginning of the attempted invasions with North Korean tanks rolling into the Capital of Southern Korea, Seoul. The leaders of both North and South Korea both seemed to very unstable dictators, the difference between the two being that the North seemed to be much more willing to take risks showed by their strike against the South in an attempt to gain more power and spread their Communist background. The 38th parallel was meant to be removed as the North continued in their attempt to be able to gain possession of the South. Some historians and evidence show that this may very well have been the attempt of North Korea being tired of being constantly invaded by neighboring countries just like Japan as it had been for the past century. This seemed to be the North attempting possibilities of joining (by completely taking over) the South with it. Kim II Sung, leader of North Korea at the time period, was attempting to convince his very own people that instead of Japan invading, it was indeed the greedy United States trying to take away their sought out land they cherished so much. His goal was to be able to stir the thoughts of people and mash their reality together with fear. Sung emphasized that North Korea couldn’t possibly go back to its disgraced era of being controlled by other countries and that the thought of another country being in control of the peninsula. It should be that every North Korean was willing to protect their country and take on the role of being patriotic and willing even if a war were to come. As mentioned, Korea was only recently liberated from the ruling of the Japanese government and Korea in its entirety wished to be able to enjoy that freedom that finally was taking place without any other outside invasions. The thought of this occurring seem to be fuel for the fighting spirit of the growing North Korean army after the Words of Sung got to them. It was understood by the country that they stood no chance in winning a war if not everyone was willing to fight and they agreed on just that, they were willing to. This seemed to hide the the fact that North Korea was indeed the first to strike. Later on in the 1940’s as well as the 1950’s throughout in Korea, the U.S.S.R.
made a drastic transition in it’s position viewing the world. It went from being an ally to the US in World War II against Japan, Italy, and Germany to being a huge concern, if not the main one, to the United States after acknowledgement of the U.S.S.R.’s nuclear weapons. China had also become a concern for the U.S. seeing that it had influenced communism on the majority of Asia. The possibility of it spreading to Japan once again sparking another war was growing which is why the U.S. made the quick decision to harbor a unit in South Korea considering its size and proximity distant from Japan to be used almost as an observation location. The fear of the U.S. was going from simply that, fear, to much more, reality. The Soviet Union began supplying and supporting the armies and people of both, China as well as North Korea. It was almost as if it was strengthening their forces. The current president of the U.S. at the time, Harry Truman, began to show his concern fearing for the future generations to come. It was a fear for the United States and the communism that seemed to be spreading rapidly and almost attempting to be contagious towards other countries. China seemed to be extending out to the U.S.S.R. as well as North Korea where the Soviet Union was spreading communism as well. Although the Security Council of the U.N. chose to allow the forceful use of military assistance in South Korea in
order to be able to repel the North Korean army, the United States chose only to use forces from the naval and air branches of the military. It was feared by the president and government officials in charge of the military that if ground troop were used then it would be a spark igniting a war against the Soviet Union. This fear was diminished when this thought was proved wrong the day of June 27 of 1950 when communication between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. was established. At this point Truman gave the signal for the approval of infantry soldiers from the U.S. to be sent and used. Historians take part in studying various different perspectives on This seemed to be turning into something much more than a Civil War bringing in other countries to aid each side. There was a fear amongst the American people of rising Communism. Knowing this fact can result in the belief and validation that the Korean War was indeed caused by the Communist push in Korea causing the North to ignite the fire to the War. Communism was a rising power in that region and attempts to put a stop to it were necessary to keep the world equally established.